单词 | tooth |
释义 | Word Frequency tooth(tuːθ) nounWord forms: plural teeth (tiːθ) 1. any of various bonelike structures set in the jaws of most vertebrates and modified, according to the species, for biting, tearing, or chewing ▶ Related adjective: dental2. any of various similar structures in invertebrates, occurring in the mouth or alimentary canal 3. anything resembling a tooth in shape, prominence, or function the tooth of a comb 4. any of the various small indentations occurring on the margin of a leaf, petal, etc 5. any one of a number of uniform projections on a gear, sprocket, rack, etc, by which drive is transmitted 6. taste or appetite (esp in the phrase sweet tooth) 7. long in the tooth 8. tooth and nail verb (tuːð, tuːθ) 9. (transitive) to provide with a tooth or teeth 10. (intransitive) (of two gearwheels) to engage Derived forms toothless (ˈtoothless) adjective toothlike (ˈtoothˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English tōth; related to Old Saxon tand, Old High German zand, Old Norse tonn, Gothic tunthus, Latin dens |
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